Bar Ferdinand

I typically will only post restaurants that we frequent; if we like it, we go back. If we don't like it, we don't talk about it. But I'm going to break that rule this time because we enjoyed this restaurant so much.

The wifey and I were looking to try something new; Da Philly Food Critic always knows where to go, so we called him and twisted his arm a bit to go out to dinner with us. We decided to try this tapas bar because of Pete's raving reviews. This was our first visit.

It's located in Northern Liberties. For those of you unfamiliar with Philly, you won't go here. Fine, stay away, more for us. The restaurant has a cool Spanish decor, the vibe was fun. There's seating outside (unfortunately wasn't warm enough for us, but we'll go back and sit outside next time). We arrived around 8:00pm on a Saturday. Expecting to wait a while for a table, we were seated right away.

Tapas is different from what most of us consider a "normal" meal. It's served in appetizer size portions, which allows you to sample many more items on the menu. Actually, it encourages you to try many things. That's the best part...have you ever gone to a restaurant wanting to try several items, but you can't because you can only eat so much? Well, tapas is the solution to that.

We ate a lot. The service was great. We met the chef and the manager. Check out Da Other Food Critic's blog for details on the food. After the meal, Pete asked us which dish was our favorite. It was impossible to answer, everything was that good.